Sri Lanka war torn irrigation works get IFAD boost
Jan 31, 2012 (LBO) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said it is giving a 22 million dollar loan to Sri Lanka to rebuilt irrigation …
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US fast food co Quiznos plans to open 150 outlets in India
NEW DELHI, Jan 30 (Asia Pulse) - American quick service restaurant brand QUIZNOS is expanding in India with plans to set up around 150 outlets in the northern …
Sri Lanka tea industry poverty still high: FAO
Jan 30, 2012 (LBO) - Poverty levels in Sri Lanka's tea industry are still too high and need to be addressed as a matter of priority, a senior official of the …
We are creating jobs in US, Europe: India industry to Obama
DAVOS, (Asia Pulse) - With HCL Technologies announcing 10,000 jobs for locals in the US and Europe, India Inc on Thursday chose the WEF meet to send a strong …
India, Pakistan closer to oil deal import from Turkmenistan
NEW DELHI, Jan 27 (Asia Pulse) - India and Pakistan are closer to agreeing on a transit fee and a joint strategy to develop gas fields and import the …
Sri Lanka Watawala Plantations December net down 39-pct
Jan 27, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Watawala Plantations said December 2011 quarter net profit fell 39 percent to 158 million rupees from a year ago, with a …
Sri Lanka production for tea bags up in 2011
Jan 27, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's production of CTC (crush, tear, curl) type teas, used mainly in tea bags, rose sharply in 2011, although overall output was …
Hitachi Tata J/V makes large trucks in India
TOKYO, Jan 25 (AsiaPulse) - Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. (TSE:6305) has begun Indian production of huge dump trucks used in large-scale mine development …
Sri Lanka investments sought by Maldives
Jan 25, 2012 (LBO) - The Maldives is seeking more investments from Sri Lanka and plans to set up an investment agency similar to Sri Lanka's Board of …
Sri Lanka hosts international tea meeting
Jan 25, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will host a key meeting of officials from major tea producing and consuming nations in a United Nations body next week, helping …
Sri Lanka bought leaf tea factory makes loss
Jan 24, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Tea Smallholder Factories Plc, a unit of John Keells Holdings said it lost a million rupees in the December 2012 quarter …
Indian regulator fines 17 entities for securities fraud
MUMBAI, Jan 23 (AsiaPulse) - Indian regulator Sebi has imposed penalty totalling Rs 24 lakh (US$47,788) on 17 entities on charges ranging from non-disclosure …
Indian food prices ease for third week
NEW DELHI, Jan 23 (AsiaPulse) - Indian food inflation remained in the negative zone for the third straight week, at (-)0.42 per cent for the week ended January …
Sri Lanka seen needing to improve land, labour productivity
Jan 20, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's plantation companies are in crisis with high costs and falling commodity prices that only greater labour and land productivity …
Cement prices in India set to rise
NEW DELHI, Jan 19 (Asia Pulse) - The price of a 50-kg bag of cement in India may go up by as much as Rs 9 (USNEW DELHI, Jan 19 (Asia Pulse) - The price of a …
Legal Forum
Jan 19, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will be hosting a conference February initiated by the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) which will also …
Wiki Protest
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Sri Lanka Renuka Agri Foods to buy dairy firm
Jan 17, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Renuka Agri Foods plans to buy control of Richlife Dairies Limited, a manufacturer of dairy and fruit products, a stock …
Infosys says on track to meet 45,000 hiring target
BANGALORE, (Asia Pulse) - India's Infosys Technologies said it is well on track to meet its target of hiring 45,000 persons this fiscal year and will focus on …
ASEAN, India sign deal on tourism co-operation
MANADO, North Sulawesi, Jan 13 (AsiaPulse) - ASEAN and India have signed an MoU on the promotion of tourism cooperation. The MoU which will serve as an …